David Wyatt is associate operating officer for perioperative services and associate nursing officer for the surgery patient care center at Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Vanderbilt Medical Group in Nashville, TN. He is responsible for operational management and clinical leadership for the inpatient and ambulatory adult surgical division; this includes the perioperative enterprise, inpatient surgical and critical care units as well as surgical clinics. David is involved in strategic development and physician relations for the surgery service lines including community outreach through the Vanderbilt Health Affiliate Network. David served on the AORN National Board of Directors from 2008-2012